Embracing Lust by Gwyn McNamee

Author:Gwyn McNamee [McNamee, Gwyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gwyn McNamee

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My phone buzzes with an incoming text message just as I pull up outside the club. I roll my eyes and pull it from my purse. It's probably Rose checking in to make sure I arrive safely even though I have two of his goons escorting me…in his car that probably has a GPS tracker he’s watching like a psycho from his office in his house.

Only the text isn't from Rose. It's from Genti.

You have someone waiting for you as soon as you walk in the door.

Fuck. Who is it?

Your favorite Russian.

Valerian?

Shit. What the hell is he doing here?

Just one more thing to add to today that I don't want to have to deal with.

Rose's man climbs out from the driver’s seat and walks around to open the rear passenger door for me. I step out onto the street with his other man climbing out behind me—both focused on our surroundings, scanning for any threats.

Genti would normally meet me outside in a situation like this, but given our visitor waiting inside, my guess is he's keeping an eye on him. Which he should be. Valerian Kamenev showing up unannounced usually means someone is about to die—in a very violent way. The head of the Russian mob in Chicago doesn’t make social house calls.

One of Rose's men rushes forward to open the door for me, and I step out of the bright daylight and into the club's darker, moody lighting. Even though we’re not open to the public yet because of the on-going renovations, Valerian sits at the bar on a stool with a beer in his hand like he’s just some average guy here to enjoy a drink and turns to greet me with a hard stare.

I don’t bother mustering up a fake smile. “Mr. Kamenev, to what do I owe this little visit?”

He takes a swig from his bottle, his eyes raking over me. Bright blue, they sparkle in the flashing neon lights reflecting off the pole. Despite the construction still happening, the girls are still working the stages, practicing routines, and trying to get ready for my revamped club to reopen—plus, my men tend to be happier and work harder with a little entertainment as an incentive.

Valerian inclines his bottle toward me. “I thought it was time we had a little chat.”

I raise an eyebrow and slide onto the stool next to him while Rose's men hang back by the entry. Genti stands on the other side of the bar, close enough to hear our conversation…or to kill Valerian with his bare hands if he really has to. Though I doubt the Russian would be bold enough to walk in here so casually if that were in his intent.

He waits for me to say something, but when I simply glare, he snorts and shakes his head. “I've heard a lot of rumors.”

“About what?”

He chuckles and waves a hand behind him in the direction of the new stage and continued renovations. “About your intentions with this club and with some other things.

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